The prices of Staples, Inc. (NAS:SPLS) shares have declined to close to the 5-year low of $11.48, which is 59.3% off the 5-year high of $26.00. Staples, Inc. is owned by 22 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 9 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 9 reduced their positions. Staples, Inc is a Delaware corporation incorporated in 1986. Staples, Inc. has a market cap of $7.47 billion; its shares were traded at around $11.48 with a P/E ratio of 15.30 and P/S ratio of 0.32. The dividend yield of Staples, Inc. stocks is 4.18%. Staples, Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 3.60% over the past 10 years.

Staples Inc announced their 2013 full year results. The Company reported sales of $23.1 billion and net income of $620.1 million.

The prices of Sprouts Farmers Market Inc (NAS:SFM) shares have declined to close to the 5-year low of $38.66, which is 33.3% off the 5-year high of $49.45. Sprouts Farmers Market Inc is owned by 5 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 4 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 1 reduced their positions. Sprouts Farmers Market Inc is a specialty retailer of natural and organic food focusing on health and wellness. Sprouts Farmers Market Inc has a market cap of $5.71 billion; its shares were traded at around $38.66 with a P/E ratio of 101.70 and P/S ratio of 2.21.

Sprouts Farmers Market Inc announced their fiscal 2013 year results with revenues of $2.4 billion and net income of $51.3 million.

CEO James Douglas Sanders sold 427,161 shares of SFM stock on 11/26/2013 at the average price of 35.8. CFO Amin N. Maredia sold 102,977 shares of SFM stock on 02/04/2014 at the average price of 35.12. Director, Senior Officer Ian Barrowman Smith and Director, Senior Officer Douglas R Brett bought 3,526,692 shares of SFM stock in September and February.

The ADT Corporation (NYSE:ADT) Reached the 5-year Low of $30.85

The prices of The ADT Corporation (NYSE:ADT) shares have declined to close to the 5-year low of $30.85, which is 43.1% off the 5-year high of $50.37. The ADT Corporation is owned by 9 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 6 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 2 reduced their positions. ADT Corporation is a provider of electronic security, interactive home and business automation and related monitoring services. The Adt Corporation has a market cap of $5.66 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.85 with a P/E ratio of 16.40 and P/S ratio of 2.01. The dividend yield of The Adt Corporation stocks is 1.86%.

The ADT Corporation announced their 2014 first quarter results with revenues of $839 million and net income of $77 million.

The prices of Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) shares have declined to close to the 5-year low of $16.69, which is 80.6% off the 5-year high of $73.95. Peabody Energy Corporation is owned by 10 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 6 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 4 reduced their positions. Peabody Energy Corporation was incorporated in Delaware in 1998 and became a public company in 2001. Peabody Energy Corporation has a market cap of $4.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $16.69 with and P/S ratio of 0.64. The dividend yield of Peabody Energy Corporation stocks is 2.04%. Peabody Energy Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 2.80% over the past 10 years.

Peabody Energy Corporation announced their 2013 full year results. The Company reported revenues of $7.01 billion and net loss of $512.6 million.

Comments

This article implies that these stocks can't go any lower and that they have finally reached the basin of their trading valley. ADT and Peabody Energy in particular are examples of companies that today alone dropped 2-3% of their value on a day when the S&P traded, more or less, pretty flat since the article was posted. Granted one day of trading means very little, but in the face of what other equities have been doing over the past year or so, these stocks have been absolute dogs. Why is now the crucial moment that stocks like these will turn the corner? The only one I like a little, is Staples, and this is primarily because they are trying to diversify, albeit with limited success, into the small office work place with services like IT support and so forth.

If the point of the article was merely to point out that these stocks are at all time lows, well, I appreciate that, but anyone who can read a graph could tell you that as well, so if this is the case the article is redundant to what is obvious. I guess I don't see what the point of this discertation is, it has no "final point", guru and insider trading activity aside.

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